Born in Pomona,
CA on April 28, 1981, Jessica and her family moved to
Bilox, Missippi when she was an infant. Three years
later, her Air Force father brought the family back to
CA, then to Del Rio, Texas, before finally settling in
southern CA when Jessica was nine. In love with the idea
of becoming an actress from the age of five, Jessica was
12 before she took her first acting class. Nine months
later, she was signed by an agent.

A gifted young
actress, Jessica has already played a variety of roles
ranging from light comedy to gritty drama since beginning
her career 3 and a half years ago. She recently guest
starred in an episode of the acclaimed medical drama
"Chicago Hope". This fall, she will also be
seen starring opposite Freddie Prinze, Jr. as a pregnant
teen in a difficult relationship in the ABC TV movie
"Too Soon For Jeff".

Jessica made her
feature film debut in 1993 in Hollywood Pictures comedy
"Camp Nowhere". Originally hired for two weeks,
she got her break when an actress in a principal role
suddenly dropped out. Jessica cheerfully admits it wasn't
her prodigious talent or charm that inspired the director
to tap her to take over the part. It was her hair, which
matched the original performer's. The two week job
stretched to two months, and Jessica ended the film with
an impressive first credit.

Two National TV
commercials for Nintendo and J.C. Penny quickly followed
before Jessica was featured in several independent films.
She branched out into TV in 1994 with recurring role in
Nickelodeon's popular comedy series "The Secret
World of Alex Mack". She played an insufferable
young snob, devoted to making life miserable for the the
title character, played by Larisa Oleynick. That same
year, she won the role of Maya in "Flipper" and
filmed the pilot for the series. Jessica spent 1995
shooting the first season's episodes in Australia.

An avid swimmer
and PADI-certified scuba diver, Jessica is delighted to
be doing a show which allows her to play with dolphins
and participate in her favorite sports.